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Statewide Election ))
Flowers, Bonini vying
for state treasurer
By Kara Nuzback
knuzback@capegazette.com
The candidates for state treas-
urer agree small businesses need
financial assistance from the
government to grow and create
jobs in Delaware.
They disagree on how big a
role the government should play
in pulling Delaware out of its fi-
nancial rot. Chip Flowers has
never held elected office; Colin
Bonini has been a state senator
for the 16th district since 1995.
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Flowers, 35, of Middletown,
won the Democratic primary
against incum-
bent Velda
Jones-Potter.
Flowers
founded Flow-
ers Counsel
Group, a cor-
porate law
firm, in-2006.
He earned an
undergraduate Chip Flowers
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degree from University of Penn-
sylvania, a law degree from
Georgetown University and a
master&apos;s in public administration
from Harvard. Flowers served
on the Congressional Joint Eco-
nomic Committee and the White
House Office of Political Affairs
under President Bill Clinton.
If elected, Flowers plans to re-
vamp the Treasurer's Office and
strengthen its presence in state
affairs.
He plans to take over manage-
ment of the strategic fund, cur-
rently managed by the Delaware
Economic Development Office,
which customizes financial as-
sistance to businesses consider-
ing location in Delaware. Flow-
ers would implement a State Fi-
nancial Early Warning System
which would let :
know when to stm
to avoid being de
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so, the candidate v
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Bonini, 45, of 1
unopposed in the 1
is director of mar]
Mid-Atlantic Re
Bond Agency in D4
He earned a bac',
from Wesley Colle
lives on a farm out:
with his wife, Me
rington, a professe
rate agencies
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.State University.
Bonini believes in putting
money back into the private sec-
tor to promote small business
growth.
If elected, he plans to enforce
an early retirement option for
state employees and a hiring
freeze in an attempt to eliminate
positions in state government to
save taxpayer money. He also
believes in full
disclosure of
funds and plans
to give resi-
dents better ac-
cess to infor-
mation regard-
ing how the
state is spend-
ing taxpayer
Colin Bonini dollars.
JeffreyScott Christopher challenges-Eric Swansd
By Kam Nuzbadt
knuzback@capegazette.conh
Both sheriff candidates,be-
lieve it is important to keep
costs low for taxpayers. Incum-
bent Eric Swanson does so by
partnering With other county
and state offices to obtain sur-
plus materials for the office and
stop the outsourcing of certain
activities. Jeffrey Scott Christo-
pher plans to do so by updating
technology and Working in a
small department. Swanson has
been Sussex County's sheriff
since 200Z Christopher has"
never held elected office.
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Swanson, 56, of l.ewes, is a r
tired Delaware state policema
While on the state police, Swan-
son served in the patrol, crimi-
nal investigation, crime van,
bomb squad and intelligence
units.
Swanson received an associ-
ate's degree from Del-Tech in
criminal "Imtice, and a bachelor
of science in human resource
management from Wilmington
College. He is also a former cer-
tiffed, instructor for the
Delaware State Police Academy.
The sheriff served in the US.
Air Force, Naval Reserves and
Delaware Na-
tional Guard: 
Swanson is
a regular
member of
the Lewes
Volunteer Fire
Company, an
associate
member of
.the George- EricSwanmn
town Volun-
teer Fire Company and alife-
time member of the National
Rifle Association. The incum-
bent has coached Little League,
high school football and high
school softball. He and his wife,
Patricia, have three children.
Since being elected, Swanson
has put the budget for the sher-
iff's office back into the black.
He heads the only sheriff's of-
rice in Delaware to secure Fami-
ly Court document service, pre-
viously done by a private con-
tractor outside Sussex County.
Auctioneering was also previ-
ously outsourced and is now
taken care of in hour. Swanson
has formed partnerships with
Sussex County Paramedics and
.Delaware lustice Information
System to obtain surplus GPS
systems, laptops and printers
for police vehicles at no extra
cost to taxpayers. Swanson also
hires high school seniors and
college students as unpaid in-
terns in order to give them real
world experience and assist in
the office at no cost tO taxpayin_g
residents,
Christopher, 46, of Green-
wood, is a former Sussex Coun-
ty sheriff's chief deputy. He has
over 26 years of law enforce-
n for sheriff's, seat
ment experience i
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geant to chief of lX
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blasting company
private execu-
tive protection
for clients in
the eastern
United States.
He is a mem-
ber of the
Dover First
Seventh-Day
Adventist
Church, past
president of
the Fraternal Ord
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Christopher live:
farm with his wit
two children. It
plans to introduce
child and senior s
grams for way
patrol, po-
t administra-
fis career in
topher ad-
man to set-
ice.
a sand-
provides
Christopher
.r of Police,
aber of vari-
lector clubs.
on a small
;, Barbi and
elected, he
programs in
ty and pro-
ard youth.
Christopher would also update
technology in sheriff's sales
procedures, cutting redundancy
and costs. One of his goals is to
make the sheriff's office visible
throughout Sussex County and
create public, corporate and al-
lied police partnerships to
bring a positive professional
outlook to the office. Christo-
pher believes a small agency
can accomplish these tasks with
hard work and hand-in-hand in-
teraction with the county coun-
cil, allied agencies and citizens.
Christopher said the people,
not the state or any other
agency, grant the powers ofthe
sheriff's office, according to the
Delaware Constitution. As it
stands, he said, the sheriff has
become an office job, mainly fo-
cused on sheriff's sales instead
of acting as conservator of the
peace, as was originally intend-
ed. 'e need to act like a com-
munity," Christopher said, "and
treat each other with care, re-
spect and honor."
Brady, Dailey to
square off for
recorder of deeds-
By Kara Nuzback
knuzback@capegazette.com
Both candidates say they plan to im-
prove service to the residents of Sussex
County.
John Brady would accomplish this by
continuing to modernize the office and
using the internet to display recently
fried deeds. Scott D ailey would accom-
plish improved service by implement-
ing regular office hours.
Brady has been Sussex County's
recorder of deeds since 2003; Dailey has
never held elected office.
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Brady, 51, of Lewes defeated Alma
Roach in the Democratic primary elec-
tion. He has been the managing attor-
ney of Brady, Richardson, Beauregard &
Chasanov LLC since 2005. Before that,
Brady acted as a sole practitioner and as
a legislative attorney for the Delaware
House of Representatives and as a
deputy attorney general.
Brady received his undergraduate de
gree from University of Richmond and
a law degree from Widener University
School of Law, where he is a Delaware
bar, equity and Chancery Court instruc-
tor.
As recorder of deeds, Brady has re-
duced return times of recorded docu-
ments, improved online services, creat-
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Fuller v. Green if
By Kara Nuzback
knuzback@capegazette.com
Both candidates ran unopposed
primary election. Greg Fuller s
takes a proactive approach to the
tion. Green said she is running tc
fees as low as possible. Fuller ha
register of wills since 2008; Gree
never held political office.
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Fuller, 48, of Lincolo, can
Delaware more than 20 years
take care of his elderly parents.
Philadelphia native got his first su
in 1991 with the Department of G
tion. Fuller was selected as SUl
tendent of the Ferris School for B
a the
id he
posi-
keep
been
a has
e to
go to
The
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xrec-
erln-
lysin
register 0fwills race
2004 and later became deputy superin-
tendent of the William Marion Steven-
son House in Milford. Fuller retired
from the U.S. Army in 2002, after serv-
ing for 21 years. He is an honors gradu-
ate of Wi]rnington College with an asso-
ciate's degree in genera] studies and a
bachelor of science incriminal justice.
He also possesses an associate's in bibli-
cal studies from the Friends Christian
University. The incumbent takes short-
term missionary trips to Haiti and is the
executive director of Compassion of
Christ World Missions. Fuller is the for-
mer president of American Federation
of State, County and Municipal Employ-
ees. He is a member of the American
Legion, Ellendale Volunteer Fire De-
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